Artzray Q & A – Associate Professor Sharon Sussman is a digital artist and animator who worked at DreamWorks Feature Animation. She teaches digital arts and animation in Hawaii. Ms Sussman shares some valuable insights into the field of animation. Chasing Paradise, was written and created by the New Media Arts Animation student cohort of 2013 and took First Place for …
What Artists Are Good At (Besides Making Art)
I spent my grade school and high school years heavily engaged in artistic pursuits: drawing and painting, music (classical piano), theater and improv comedy. I was never discouraged from being creative, but early on I certainly got the impression that it was much more practical and useful—and therefore “better”—to be good at stuff like math, so I always felt like …
5+ Reasons to Enter a National Contest from The Next Level Brothers
Ever think about entering a national contest in your art form?
5 Ways to Know You Have Arts “Dabbler” Syndrome
Photo courtesy of Scillystuff As a young girl growing up, I used to take 20-30 hours of different dance studio classes a week, aspiring to join American Ballet Theatre or New York City Ballet someday. I’ve practiced everything from ballet, hip-hop, salsa, pointe and beyond. And while dance continues to be my passion to this day, in high school I …
Jazz Piano Techniques for the Classical Player
Crossing Over: Jazz Piano Techniques for the Classical Player In the 1984 classic, The Karate Kid, Mr. Miyagi agrees to train Daniel LaRusso in the fabled art of karate. But for the first several weeks of training, he makes a frustrated Daniel do nothing but the same chores around the house, over and over again. (Bear with me, I’m actually …